Lakes / Mississippi / Lafayette County / Lafayette Lake
Lafayette Lake, Mississippi
39.08 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Mississippi
34.32 degrees N, 89.44 degrees W - Lafayette County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Lafayette Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 30% of the 382 lakes counted in Mississippi.
- About 6 miles from Oxford, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway Lake | Lafayette | 4.7 mi | 31.04 acres |
| Drewery Lake | Lafayette | 6.1 mi | 26.05 acres |
| Cypress Lake | Lafayette | 8.0 mi | 35.47 acres |
| North Cypress Lake | Lafayette | 8.8 mi | 30.1 acres |
| Puskus Lake | Lafayette | 9.8 mi | 77.54 acres |
| Russell Lake | Lafayette | 10 mi | 50.29 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lafayette Lake
How Big Is Lafayette Lake?
Lafayette Lake covers 39.08 acres in Lafayette County, Mississippi.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lafayette County?
Sardis Lake is the largest lake in Lafayette County, at 33,218.53 acres.
Largest Lakes in Mississippi
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sardis Lake | Lafayette | 33,218.53 acres | - |
| 2 | Grenada Lake | Grenada | 16,988.3 acres | - |
| 3 | Arkabutla Lake | DeSoto | 11,389.45 acres | - |
| 4 | Enid Lake | Yalobusha | 6,290.32 acres | - |
| 5 | Bay Springs Lake | Tishomingo | 6,072.74 acres | - |
All 382 Mississippi lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 122129086). Verified October 30, 2026.